Overview
- Shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, a vehicle struck a house at 633 Washington St. in Abington, Massachusetts.
- First crews found the car on its side wedged tightly between a fence and the two-and-a-half-story home.
- Firefighters used hydraulic cutters, motorized saws and the Jaws of Life to remove the roof and free two men in their 20s.
- Both occupants suffered life-threatening injuries and were transported to South Shore Hospital and Boston Medical Center.
- Building and wiring inspectors and National Grid shut off electricity after meter damage, and the home was declared unsafe, displacing five residents.